Newsletter - Social Science in Eastern Europe 2001- 2
ROMANIA
1 Piata Presei Libere
713411 Bucharest
Tel.: +401 2243742
Fax: +401 2243742
E-mail: cimec@cimec.ro
Internet: http://www.cimec.ro/default_eng.htm
Management: Matei, Dan (director)
Year of foundation: 1978
Historical development: public institution under the Ministry of
Culture, as a national Centre for the cultural heritage record
Staff: 31 employees (11 researchers)
Supporting institution:
Archaeological Institute "V. Parvan", History of Art Institute
"George Oprescu", Romanian National Institute for Thracology,
(Bucharest); The Archeological Institute (Iasi); Institute for Archeology and
History of Art (Cluj); Institute for Socio-Human Research "C. S. Nicolaescu
Plopsor" (Craiova); Institute for Socio-Human Research (Targu Mures)
Financing: by the Ministry Culture on a contractual basis
Main fields: The Institute
* collects, processes, develops and disseminates information concerning
movable and immovable cultural heritage, theatre performances, cultural
institutions, bibliographic records and cultural events;
* maintains the national databases and other computerised cultural
information resources;
* develops tools for the collections documentation (artefacts description
rules, data standards, terminological thesauri, authority files, software etc.);
* provides consulting, Internet services and technical assistance for
museums, libraries and other cultural institutions
Publications/ papers:
* The national collective catalogue of the Romanian old books
* The old books reference bibliography
* The museum journals bibliography, a. o.
* The computerized record of the movable heritage
* The computerized record of the immovable heritage
* The computerized record of the theatre and music repertoire
* Catalogues and multimedia projects
Services:
* Technical and specialist consulting for the computerization of the museum
collections evidence and documentation
* Developing the documentary instruments that are necessary to the unitary
evidence of the cultural heritage; developing the national data standard,
co-relating them with the international standards, issuing the thesauri of terms
* Electronic services and stimulating the creation of the cultural data
network
Fundatia Universitara A Marii Negre
50, Primaverili Blvd.
71297 Bucharest 1
Tel.: +401 222 41 18
Fax: +401 222 70 01
E-mail: bseau@rnc.ro
Management: Malita, Mircea, Prof. (president)
Year of foundation: 1992
Historical development: The foundation was set up by a group of
scholars and researchers of the European Cultural Center in Bucharest affiliated
to the European Cultural Center in Geneva. In 1993-1997, besides the main
universities and research institutes from the countries of the Black Sea area,
experts from the European Union, UNESCO, EDI - World Bank, Columbia University -
USA, the Foundation for International Training - Canada, University of Alabama -
USA, Washington State University- USA, Tokai University - Japan, London Schools
of Economics, Institute for European and International Studies - Luxembourg and
many others have participated in course offerings. In cooperation with Ovidius
University, Constanza, BSUF initiated the creation of the Black Sea University
Network.
Supporting institution: Fund-raising foundation
Financing: student partizipation fees, donations
Main fields:
* training in key issues related to the NGO sector
* professionel development in an international environment
* a focal point of debating common issues of the Black Sea region in a
multinational intellectual environment
* an opportunity to share experience with experts from other nations and
establish links to colleagues from other nations
* a forum to shape solutions to shared problems in the Black Sea region
Events: Training Programme on "The European Union after the
Summit of Nice", 29.07.-04.08.2001, Mangalia (Deadline for applications:
15.06.2001)
Co-operations: Luxembourg Institute for European and International
Studies, Club of Rome; The World Academy of Art and Science; The World
Federation of Future Studies; Futuribles International; UNESCO; United Nations
University, UNITAR
Services: The Foundation is linked to several important national,
regional and international institutions, which provide some of the expertise
available to participants.
Institute National de Statistica si Studii Economic, INSSE
Libertatii nr. 16
Bucharest, Bdul., sector 5
Tel.: +401 312 48 75, 311 33 09
Fax: +401 312 48 73, 335 73 73
E-mail: romstat@insse.ro
Internet: http://www.insse.ro/NCS.htm
Organisation: specialised body of the central public administration
subordinated to the Government, enjoys autonomy in its field of activity
Year of foundation: 1989
Historical development: The National Institute of Statistic and
Economic Studies was established on the Decree no. 27, December 30, 1989.
Financing: central public funds
Main fields:
* providing to the general public and to the public authorities information
on the social-economic situation;
* supplying all interested users with the statistical information data
resulting from statistical surveys and researches;
* creating and maintaining of the national statistical data fund of social,
demographic, economic, financial and legal nature;
* setting up statistical working tools;
* setting up and using the statistical information system;
* statistical studies, analysis and publication dissemination;
* co-ordinating the scientific research activity
Research projects:
Modernization of the statistical data dissemination system; Continuous
vocational training survey; Health survey; Time budget survey; EMZOT master
sample; Living conditions survey, Family budgets survey; Co-operation with
administrative partners; National Centre for Training in Statistics;
Consolidating the documentation services and NISES library; Improvement of
environment statistics compliance; Practices and methods used in the field of
agriculture statistics, in view to achieve compliance with the European Union
standards; National survey on child activity; The European comparison programme Publications/
papers: Catalogue of Statistical Publications and Services (2000 National
Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies); Romanian Statistical Yearbooks;
"Romania in figures" (2000); Aspects of Population Living Standards in
1999 (2000); Household labour force survey, quarter 1/2000 (engl.), etc.
Services:
* quick production of short-term statistical information needed by
social-economic policy decision-makers;
* assimilation of the statistical indicators specific to the market economy
and implementation of the methodologies for researching and computing in
accordance with international standards and practices;
* development of qualitative statistics, in addition to traditional
statistics;
* extension and diversification of the means of data dissemination;
* cooperating with other national statistical institutes with a view to
developing a permanent statistical system, carrying out statistical projects
with a view to ensure statistical data comparability and adapting to the EU
standards and norms
Place of publication: Bucharest
Publication dates: since May 2001, semi-annually
Published by: Civic Education Project
Edited by:
Civic Education Project Office
Bl. J3A, Sc. A, Ap.2
Bucharest
E-mail: reiordache@justice.com
freyberg_inan@yahoo.com
lilianap@dnt.ro
Internet: www.cepro.ro
Editor-in-chief: Romanita Iordache, Annette Freyberg-Inan, Liliana
Popescu
Subject area: social sciences (interdisciplinary approach) in
contemporary Romania, disciplines outside the social sciences with relevance to
Romanian politics, culture, or society.
Headings: Research Articles, Discussion Piece, Review essays, Book
Reviews, Information
The journal appears in English.
Contents of issue May 2001 as an example:
Introductory Essay: * Carey, H.F.: Genocide Denial and
Antonescu as Democratic Role-Model: 1984 in the Twenty-First Century
* Tismaneanu, V.: The First Post-Communist Decade Research
Articles: * Rosen, M. S.: Law and Politics in the Jurisprudence of
the Romanian Constitutional Court
* Nastase, D.: Institutional Choice and Bureaucratic Inertia in
Transition: the US National Security Council - Institutional Model for the
Romanian Supreme Council for National Defence?
* Cashu, I.: A Political Institutional Analysis of the Pension
Reform Process in Romania
* Reisz, R. D.: Emigration and Mobility in the Romanian Higher
Education Sector
* Dumitrica, D.: A Decade of Ethnic Stereotypes in the Romanian Press:
Did Anything Change? Discussion Piece: * Berari, C.: The Western
Social Scientific Literature on Romania and the Emergent Romanian Political
Science: A Plea for a Better Reception Review essays: * Berari, C.:
Recent German Scholarship on Romania and South-East Europe
* Marin, M.: Looking Backward: Theoretical Problems and Practical
Risks of the Romanian Leftist Conservatism
* Anastasoaie, V.: Zoltan Rostas, Monograph as Utopia: Interviews with
Henri H. Stahl (1985-1987) Reviews * Blackwell, B.: Website of the
'Institute of War and Peace Reporting'
* Ogrezeanu, A.: Steven Roper, The Unfinished Revolution
* Adamson, K.: Adrian Nastase, Batalia pentru Viitor
* Pislar, D.: Daniel Daianu, Incotro se intreapta tarile
postcomuniste?
* Marin, M.: George Voicu, Zeii cei rai. Cultura conspiratiei in
Romania postcomunista
* Foszto, L.: Liviu Chelcea and Puiu Latea, România profundă în
comunism. Dileme identitare, istorie locală și economie secundară la Sântana
* Zulean, M.: Michael M. Cernea and Cristopher McDowell (eds.), Risks
and Reconstruction. Experiences of Resettles and Refugees
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